Oh, man- I was surprised/delighted today to find an early-80’s Charles Lloyd record featuring the great, under-rated drummer Son Ship for $4 at Crossroads Music. I got the thing home and while I was listening […]
Category: obituary
Bob Brookmeyer 1929-2011
Trombonist, arranger, and educator Bob Brookmeyer has passed away; visit Jazz Wax has a nice obituary and retrospective of his career. Here he is playing with one of my favorite groups of the 50’s, the […]
Two more Paul Motian memorials
This time from someone who actually knew him and played with him, Ethan Iverson. Here’s the introduction: “Who was Paul Motian? A bald white guy without proper technique? One look at his trademark grip, choked […]
More Motian
Photo by T. Bruce Wittet From T. Bruce Wittet’s site– which Google has done a good job hiding from me until now- a couple of very personal posts, one on interviewing Motian, and one about […]
Podcast – Episode 5 – Paul Motian
A small collection of performances by the great master we lost today. You can also listen to it at the Podomatic site, or download it as an mp3. Track list after the break: The Rich […]
Paul Motian 1931-2011
Update 2 – more notices: Jazz Times obituary Said saxophonist Joe Lovano, who worked often with Motian over the past three decades, “Paul was a strong, charismatic character, with a lot of energy and passion. […]
Marty Hurley 1946-2011
I’ve just learned that drum corps hall of famer Marty Hurley has passed away– he was best known as the percussion caption head for the Phantom Regiment drum and bugle corps from 1976 to 1992. […]
Eric Jones 1970-2011
I just got news that an old friend from the U. of O. percussion department, Eric Jones, has died. He obviously went on to do a lot of things since I knew him, but I […]
Joe Morello news and tributes around the web
JoeMorello.net: It is with great sadness that we report Joe’s passing on March 12, 2011. His impact on the world of music and on all those whose lives he touched will live forever. Four on […]